Hospice News

MAY 31, 2023

If restrictions eased around controlled substances, then hospice providers might be more open to their use, according to Dr. Karl Steinberg, medical director for Hospice by the Sea. He is also CEO of California-based Stone Mountain Medical Associates, Inc. There are definitely just basic physiological cardiac risks.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Elara Caring, Devin Woodley, VP of Managed Care Contracting and B2B Sales at VNS Health, Gavin Baumgardner, VP and National Medical Director for Complex and Palliative care at Amedisys, and Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart.

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Hospice News

APRIL 10, 2023

Improving equitable, quality care for homeless populations involves providing education to internal hospice staff and to community care partners and referral sources, according to Nycole Snodgrass, director of operations for hospice and palliative at Providence Hospice Los Angeles County and SoCal Palliative Care.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The rule also clarifies definitions around hospice leaders, as well as how noncompliance could impact Medicare billing capabilities, she said. Their recommendation is that it would include the administrator and medical director of hospice agencies.”

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The bill proposes to expand this definition to include more of the interdisciplinary care team, including non-clinical staff such as social workers with experience in care planning. “As The legislation would also “expand eligible providers that can bill for such services,” according to the bill’s language.

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Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2023

Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care. Last year federal legislation was proposed that, if enacted, would have advanced the development of an evidence-based definition of “high-quality” bereavement care. Hospices are not reimbursed enough to support grief care teams,” Gross told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2022

The complexities of our business also really require a certain quantity and quality of staff, and there is definitely a very limited supply and lots of competition for good people with excellent skills now.”. I anticipate HR taking a front row seat in health care as our nation faces clinical staffing shortages over the next two decades.”.

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Hospice News

JULY 1, 2022

Kaweah Health Hospice staff will oversee the hospice facility’s day-to-day operations and medical care, which will be provided by a team of nurses, home health aides, social workers and chaplains. The company cited swelling construction costs, rising inflation rates and the staffing shortage.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. The person didn’t believe in the medications.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

As a result of Mr. McMahon’s successful tenure with the company, he has met the definition of retirement set forth in his previously granted equity awards, which will continue to vest in accordance with their terms, similar to equity awards granted to other employees,” Leong said.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

Lauren: Yeah, I think I can definitely see Joe’s point of view. Reading Ira’s article, it essentially was the VITAS Medical Director job description. Eric: Alex, we have some great guests with us today. Alex: We have some wonderful guests. Welcome back to GeriPal, Lauren. Lauren: Thanks for having me. Eric: Great.

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Pallimed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

About the Authors: Lead author, Chad Kollas, MD, serves as the Medical Director for Palliative and Supportive Care at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute in Orlando, FL. Dr. Kollas has served as a medical expert witness in cases involving opinions regarding the standard of care in internal medicine and hospice and palliative medicine.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 15, 2024

We discuss: What is considered a hate incident, how is it tracked, what do we know about changes over time The wider impact of Anti-Asian hate on older Asians, who are afraid to go out, leading to anxiety, social isolation, loneliness, decreased exercise, missed appointments and medications. We can actually see that.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome Nate Chin, who is associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, where he is medical director of their Alzheimer’s Disease research center and runs a large study in Wisconsin called the RAP Study studying Alzheimer’s Disease. It is by definition pathology. Jason: Yeah.

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Hospice News

APRIL 25, 2022

We have one thing that is different, I think, from most hospices, which is we have a full-time medical director. That’s the definition of a case manager and so that runs the medical, the nurse runs the care for that family. What disciplines or occupations were you seeing? Montiel: For us, it was.

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NHPCO

JULY 25, 2023

Require new hospices to undergo more frequent surveys: CMS announced enhanced oversight for newly enrolling hospices and hospices submitting a change of ownership, in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas. Our members deliver and expand access to high-quality, person-centered interdisciplinary care to millions of Americans.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

He’s a medical director of H ebrew S enior L ife outpatient clinic at Newbridge. Nicole 06:04 In a way, it definitely does. You have x amount of medications to choose from. Because I think we have someone special, a guest host. He’s in Boston. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. Is this tension?

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Pallimed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

By 2007, the Washington State Agency Medical Directors Group (AMDG), which included several eventual PROP members (23), published an “Interagency Guideline on Opioid Dosing for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (26) that introduced the concept of hard dosing thresholds for opioid analgesics, which was later incorporated into the 2016 Guideline (2, 3).

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Franklin also served on the Washington State Agency Medical Directors Group (AMDG) via the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (9). About the Authors Lead author, Chad Kollas , serves as the Medical Director for Palliative and Supportive Care at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute in Orlando, FL.

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Hospice of the North Coast

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

He has worked in the medical field for many years, including as a primary care physician, urgent care doctor, hospital doctor, and as a hospice and palliative care doc. I’m Dr. Daniel Miller and one of the medical directors of Hospice of the North Coast. Daniel Miller, M.D., video transcription: Hi everybody.

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Hospice of the North Coast

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

He has worked in the medical field for many years, including as a primary care physician, urgent care doctor, hospital doctor, and as a hospice and palliative care doc. I’m Dr. Daniel Miller and one of the medical directors of Hospice of the North Coast. Daniel Miller, M.D., video transcription: Hi everybody.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 19, 2024

They are recruiting for a Medical Director of Palliative Care Services to lead and grow innovative outpatient and inpatient palliative care programs. Summary Transcript CME Summary Weve talked a lot before about integrating psychiatry into palliative care (see here and here for two examples). Brent, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

He’s a palliative care doctor and he is Medical Director of Palliative Care at Ascension Illinois Palliative Care. Summary Transcript Summary On today’s podcast, we’ve invited four hospice and palliative care social media influencers (yes, that’s a thing!), Hsien, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Hsien: Hey, great to be here.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Calls have grown louder among hospice providers and stakeholders for payers to solidify a dedicated community-based palliative care benefit that would standardize the definition and delivery of these services. “We Brian Cassel, palliative care research director for the Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine, told Hospice News.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

And so, Malaz, correct me if I’m wrong, but there’s definitely a focus there in terms of potentially extra funds to the monthly payment with the social determinants and all. The MVP for them is care navigator, medical director, or a clinician who could be advanced care practice PA or a physician who have one of three factor.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 5, 2023

Eric: This is a geriatrics and palliative care podcast and we’re talking about reproductive rights, abortions, looks like we’re talking about medical aid in dying, all encompassing this question of rights of conscious. If you’re done, we can offer you medication or procedure.” SPONSOR: .

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

Alex: We are delighted to welcome Joe Rotella, who’s the Chief Medical Officer of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. So now that the emergency response has ended, what’s to be done? Joe, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Joe: Great to be here. Welcome back to GeriPal, Brooke. Brooke: Thank you. Eric: Yeah.

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